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† Strombus fissurellaLinnaeus, 1758 |
Rimella is a genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies. [2]
Species in this genus are extinct and were found from the Paleocene to the Oligocene of Europe.
Species within the genus Rimella include:
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Crassispira is a genus of small predatory sea snails with narrow, high-spired shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Rimella fissurella is an extinct species of fossil sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. This species is found from the Paleocene to the Oligocene of Europe.
Clithon is a genus of freshwater snails or brackish snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Chicoreus is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.
Fissurella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fissurellinae of the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Phos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Minolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.
Athleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Ancilla, common name the ancillas, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.
Varicospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies.
Corbula is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Corbulidae, the basket clams.
Zebina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.
Guraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Turricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Rictaxis is a genus of minute sea snails or "bubble snails", marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Acteonidae, the "barrel bubble" snails.
Rostellariidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Casmaria, is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.
Neritodryas is a genus of freshwater snails, ; they are gastropod mollusks in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Smaragdinella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.
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